Meanwhile, the International Monetary Fund on Monday raised
concerns over the resignation of the head of the Securities and
Exchange Commission Tilak Karunaratne, saying he had been taking
the right steps to ensure market participants obeyed the rules.

Stockbrokers and dealers said Karunaratne's resignation
would further dampen an underperforming bourse which has fallen
18.52 percent so far this year.

The rupee ended tad firmer at 132.23/25 against the
dollar from Friday's close of 132.35/40 in light trade as the
central bank said it would gain to around 125 level.
($1 = 132.3750 Sri Lanka rupees)
(Reporting by Ranga Sirilal and Shihar Aneez; Editing by Jeremy
Laurence)